Broom construction



June 17, 1930. I LAUBER 1,764,876

BROOM CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 4, 1928 Patented June 17, 1930 LEO LAUBER, or CHICAGO, ILnI noIs BnooM consrnuc'rron Application filed. February 4, 1928. semi 1%. 251,853.

This invention relates to an improvement in brooms and the like and is fully described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a broom embodying the invention Fig. 2 is a partial'enlarged longitudinal section of the broom handle;

Flg. 3 1s a perspectlve vlew of a sheet metal member adapted to be anchored in the broom and adapted to receive the tapered end of the broom handle;

Fig. 4c is an enlarged sectional view on the broken line 1-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a partial developed view ofthe sheath for'enclosing the upper portion of the broom straws; and] Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a tapered screw used in making the broom.

The broom illustrated is of the type intended for heavy. duty and is consequently made of a very strong and rigid construe-- I broom is placed under a press and a tapered tion.

construction which will permit ofthe handle, which has seen relatively little hard. usage, being used again when the wearable. part of the broom is about to be discarded. 0 To accomplish this, I have provided a broom.

with a handle 10, the lower end of which is perferably tapered, the tapered portion being covered with a sheet metal tip or ferrule 11 which is provided with the tapering thread which is adapted to be screwed intooa which are preferably formed integral there-- with. The member 13 maybe formed from sheet steel or from a heavy grade of tin, and thus provides a tapering socket 12 which is threaded to receive the tapered screw member 11 of the handle.

An objectof the invention is to provide 25 a very strong and durable yet inexpensive .by nailing it thereto.

The member 13 is placed in the broom as shown in Fig. 4. In assembling thebroom, the sheath 16 is laid out fiat upon a table or the like and one-half of the broom straws which are to be used in the "broom will spread out uniformly on the sheath 16 and these form the lower half 17 of the broom straws shown in Fig. 4. .Thesheet metal member 13 is then laidover the broom straws 17 after which the upper layer oi broom straws 18 is spread out over the top of the member 13. I i

The ends 16 'and 16 of the sheath 16 are then folded about the broom straws 1'] and 17 as shown in Fig. 1, and the whole is secured in place by means of three or more lines of metal staples 19 or the like which pass through the broom straws and. which pierce the several thicknesses of sheet metal. These are clinched on the ends to retain them in place so that the whole is then firmly secured together.

Previous to applying these staples, .th

screw member 20 (Fig; 6) having substantially the shape of the tapered screw 11 is placed within the tapered screw socket 12 in order that the pressure thus exerted will not crush or flatten the screw member 12. Where wire staples as 19 are used, the anvilmember 20, closely fitting the hole 12,; serves to clinch the staples passing thereinto.

This tapered screw member having served its purpose is then turned so aso-tounscrew it-from the socket l2 and the broom straws arethen trimmed at their ends which substantiallycompletes the broom.

The metal envelope or ferrule 11 may be made in any convenient form and secured to the handle 10 in any desired manner as If desired, a wire (not shown) may be wrapped about the handle to form a screw. The tapered portion 12 terminates in an opening 12 which permits the anvil 20 on the screw 11 to ex-.1 tend through it. i i Thus it will be seen that the handle 10 may be withdrawn from the broom head by unscrewing it from thesocket 12 so that when the broom has worn away to a point? where it would be discarded the handle may be readily saved. Under some conditions, as where a broom is kept very dry, the broom-straws will have a tendency to dry out and become loose in the broom head. This is overcome to some: extent'by the taperedform ofthe screw threads-111 and of the tapering socket 12. The. latter spreads as the broom straws dry out and'shrink thereby permitting the handle to be screwed in somewhat further and thus causing the broomstraws to tighten in the head as would otherwise be the case.

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The handle, extending, as it does well into the broom head, serves to stiffen and strengthen :the latter to a great degree.

WhileI have shown and described'one u embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that it is-capable of many modition and arrangement may be made which ficationsi Changes therefore in the construcdonot departfrol-n the spirit and scope of V theinvention as disclosed in the appended claims. Iclaim: 1. In a broom construction, a sheet metal member bent along a median line so as to form two overlapping-portions open at the; upper end andhavingan enlarged'screw threaded central portion adapted to receive a screw' threaded'handle, broom fibers on each sideo-fsaidmember, a sheath enclosing the broom fibers-and member, and means for securing said parts together.

2; In a device'of the characterset forth, a sheet metal member bent along a median line-so-as to formtv'vo overlapping portions open at the upper end and having a central I perforationin the lower end, ahandle adapted to be received within said overlapping saidbr'ooin fibers 'and'member, and means.

for securing said parts together. I,

together,

portions and to pass through said perforated lower-end rof-the sheet metal member,

=broom' fibers on each side of said member,;

asheath enclosing thelbroom fibers and. 7

member; and means for securingLsaid parts 3. Ina

device of the character set forth a sheet-metal-ine'mber having an enlarged-f screw-threaded central portion adapted to receive ascrew threaded handle, said mem- 5 ber being bent alonga median line so as to form two overlapping portions openat V- the upperend,.'ears'secured to theupper side-of one-of saidoverlapping portions and adapted to engage the upper side of the other overlapping portion, a screw thread- I ed handle, broom fibers, a sheatlrenclosing 4-. In adevice of the character set forth,

a sheet metal member bent along a median line so as to' form two overlapping portions op'enat the-upper end and having a'ce'ntral perforation in" the lower end, a handle adapted to be received within said over- 

